Shoe



June 21, 1932- v F PARLANTE 1,864,506

SHOE

Filed May 15, 1931 i7 INVENTOR WITNESSES fla /v Pm-lanie g I BY e I A'ITORNEYS Patented June 21, 1932 UNITED STATES SHOE Application filed May 15, 1931. Serial No.

An object of the invention is to provide a shoe having a heel with the upper of the shoe extending downwardly against the outer surface of the heel to give a neat appearance and to assist in securing the heel in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe with a heel having opposite sides which converge downwardly and against which the upper fits snugly to secure the heel to in position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a shoe with an upper which extends down and around the heel, the upper preferably extending under the shank of the shoe without a seam at the shank.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portion of the upper in a single piece which extends under the shank of the shoe and up at the sides of the shoe.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts in the several views, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the improved shoe, parts being broken away and shown in section,

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the shoe,

' Figure 3 is a rear view of the shoe,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view illustrating the front of the heel,

Figure 5 is a view illustrating a modified form of the invention, and

Figure 6 is a view illustrating the bottom of the shoe shown in Figure 5.

By referring to Figure 1 of the drawing it will be seen that the shoe is provided with a counter 5 to which is secured a heel 6, this heel preferably decreasing in cross-area downwardly, as illustrated in the drawing. The shoe has an upper 7, the saddle portions 8 of which extend under the shank of the shoe 9 and down against the front 10 of the heel 6, the sides of the upper also extending down at 11 against the sides and the back of the heel 6 forming with the front 10 a sleeve 0 for the heel. In this form of the invention the saddle portions of the upper are secured together, preferably by stitching, at .12 longitudinallyof the shoe and under the shank 9, the stitching continuing down at 13 at the front of the heel. The portions 'of the up per are also securedtogether at the back of the gounter at 14: and at the back of the heel atl. i "I In this manner the heel 6 has its front, sides and back enclosed 'bythe upper, which gives a neat appearance and which serves to securely hold the'heel 6 to the counter 5, the upper preferably; passing .under the shank 9 in the manner described.

Inasmuch as the heel preferably decreases in cross-sectional area downwardly, the upper, disposed around the heel, will tend to grip the heel for securing the latter. If desired, the upper may be glued, or secured by other adhesive, to the heel.

The upper not only extends down at the front, back and sides of the heel in the manner described, with stitching at the front and at the rear of the heel, but preferably the upper extends under the heel 6 to 16 and a tap 17 is disposed against the portions 16 of the upper at the bottom of the heel 6, the said cap being secured to the heel by nails 18. It will be understood that with the tap 17 secured to the heelin this manner, it serves not only as a wearing surface, but also assists in holding the upper in position around the heel and the heel in place relatively to the counter 5.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing, the upper has a saddle portion 19, which preferably is in a single piece and extends under the shank 9 and up at the sides of the shoe, where the upper portions of the saddle 19 may be secured together by a buckle or other suitable means 20. The saddle portion of the upper not only extends under the shank 9, but down at 21 at the front of the heel, the upper also having a counter piece 22 which extends down at the sides and at the rear of the heel, the counter portion 22 of the upper being secured to the saddle portion 19 of the upper at 23 at the sides of the front ofv the heel, the counter portion 22 being also secured to the saddle portion 19 of the upper at 24 at the sides of PATENT omen the shoe. It will be understood that in this form of the invention, the heel will also be secured by the upper, which is disposed at the front, the sides and the back of the heel 5 and the upper will preferably be disposed at the bottom of the heel, as illustrated in Figure 1, with the tap disposed against the upper'portion ofathe heel, theatapbemginailed to theheel in the customary manner.

10 In manufacturing the shoe, the upper is completed and the counter, with the shank and the heel, is then positioned in the upper. This method of manufacturing a shoe is an I important feature of the invention.

15 What is claimed is:

Atshoe having a shank and :a heel. and an upperhavingaportion which extends under the vs hank,.at the front of the heel, .and at the sides of the shoe, the upper also having a "g portion which ext-endsdown at thesides and at the bak of thelheel,zthe second mentioned portion of the upperbeing secured to the first mentioned portioniof the upper at the sides of the heelandatthesides of theshoe.

.25 Signed :at New York city, in the vcounty of New York and State .ofQNeW YOrk, this -l4th day of May, 1931,.A. D.

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